31974R1791

11 . 7 . 74 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 187/ 23

REGULATION ( EEC) No 1791 / 74 OF THE COMMISSION of 10 July 1974 fixing the special export levy for white sugar and raw sugar

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN tion the price levels within the Community and on COMMUNITIES , the world market as well as an evaluation of the risk of a lack of supplies within the limits of the threshold Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European price in all the Community regions ; Economic Community ; Whereas the list of products subject to the special levy Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1009/ is given in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 67/ EEC (') of 18 December 1967 on the Common 1 076/72 (5) of 25 May 1972 laying down detailed rules organization of the market in sugar, as last amended for applying export levies on sugar, as amended by by Regulation ( EEC) No 1 602/74 (2); Regulation (EEC) No 58 /74 (6) ; Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No Whereas to enable the arrangements to function 608 /72 (3) of 23 March 1972 laying down rules to be smoothly the calculation of the levies should be applied in cases of considerable price rises on the based : world sugar market, and in particular Article 1 ( 1 ) thereof ; — for currencies which are kept within a maximum spread at any given moment of 2-25 % on a Having regard to the Opinion of the Monetary conversion rate based on their actual parities ; Committee ; — for other currencies, on a conversion rate based on Whereas, pursuant to Article 16 of Regulation No the arithmetic mean of the spot exchange rates 1009 /67/ EEC, where the Community or any region recorded over a given period for those currencies against those mentioned in the preceding subpara­ thereof cannot be supplied with sugar at prices within the limit of the threshold price, provision may be graph ; made for charging a special export levy on sugar ; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage­ Whereas the threshold prices for white ' sugar and raw ment Committee for Sugar, sugar were fixed by Regulation ( EEC) No 1 600 /74 (4); Whereas the present world market situation allows HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : sugar exports from the Community at a price level which is susceptible to a rise in the ex-works price in Article 1 the area of the Community having the greatest surplus for a delivery, such that in particular the deliveries The special export levy on sugar provided for in the within the limits of the threshold price to the south of second subparagraph of Article 16 ( 1 ) of Regulation Italy, which is the most distant deficit region, risk No 1009 / 67 / EEC shall be as shown in the Annex . becoming uncertain , whereas a special export levy should therefore be fixed ; Article 2 Whereas in order to achieve the objectives pursued This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 1 July the special levy may be fixed taking into considera­ 1974 .

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States .

Done at Brussels, 10 July 1974 . For the Commission P.J. LARDINOIS Member of the Commission

(') OJ No 308 , 18 . 12 . 1967 , p. 1 . (2 ) OJ No L 172, 27 . 6. 1974, p. 7. (3 ) OJ No L 75, 28 . 3 . 1972, p. 5. (5 ) OJ No L 121 , 26. 5 . 1972, p. 22. (4 ) OJ No L 172, 27 . 6 . 1974, p. 3 . (b) OJ No L 8 , 10 . 1 . 1974, p. 13 .

No L 187/24 Official Journal of the European Communities 11 . 7 . 74

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 10 July 1974 fixing the special export levy on white sugar and raw sugar

(u.a. / 100 ka) Amount of ilu­ CCT heading', N » Description of goods specinl expon levy

17.01 licet sugar anil cane sugar, solid : Λ . Denatured : I. White sugar 29-00 , H. Raw sugar 22-00 1 1 )

l >. Undenatured : 1 . White sugar 29-00 ex 11 . Raw sugar other than candy sugar 22-00 H

t 1) This amount applies to raw sugar with a 92 °/o yield . If the yield of the exported raw sugar is different from 92 % the levy to be applied shall be calculated in conformity with Article 2 of Regulation (EEC ) No 1076/7?..